Employers

How do your employees get to work? What can you do to improve things?

What is the cost of travel to your business?

• commuting time and cost for your employees
• business travel costs
• car parking costs

Some interesting facts about transport

• traffic delays cost this country £15billion a year – according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
• 58 per cent of car trips are under five miles and 25 per cent less than two miles
• a 10 per cent increase in the number of regular cyclists would save the NHS £200million a year – regular cyclists are as fit as non-cyclists who are 10 years younger
• in a survey of organisations that have Travel Plans, the average annual running cost of a car parking space per employee was £47 compared to the estimated annual running cost at £300-500
• Contact Travelwise NI to find out how they can help you to promote sustainable modes to your employees or help your business to create a workplace travel plan

Useful links

• The Highway Code (motoring section)
• Smarter Travel website
• Northern Ireland Weather Forecast (MET Office website)